Trousers-carton



D. A. ROMEO.

TROUSERS CARTON.

' APPLlcAloN FILED JUNE 2. 919.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

FIG. 1.'

FIG. 3.

. pair of trousers shown in dotted line posi DOMINICK'ANTHONY ROMEO, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO SIMON J'.

SCHWARTZ, JR., 0F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

TROUSERS-CARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

Application led .Tune 2, 1919. Serial No. 301,237.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, DOMINICK ANTHONY ROMEO, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Ilmprovements in Trousers-Cartons, of which the following is a specification.

The primary obj ect of the present inven- -tion is to provide a carton for carrying or transporting garments, more particularly trousers in which the trousersmay be so arranged therein as to retain the original pressing without being wrinkled due to folding and wherein the carton 1s peculiarly constructed to permit the legs of the trousers to be folded with the folded portions thereof spacedl apart to prevent a flat creasing at that point.

'With this and other objects in view, thel present invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the carton with a tion and folded therein with the blank rcmaining open, y

Fi 3 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on line Ill-III of Fig, 2 showing the relation of the side flaps and themain section, and

Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of the trousers supporting section of the carton with the other section partially broken away.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is provided a blank embodying two sections, 5 and respectively, divided Iby a central scored line 7 into sections of substantially equal areas. The section 5 forms the cover of the carton and carries an end flap 8 formed by a scored line 9 and side flaps 10 formed lby scored lines l1, the adjacent corners of the flaps 8 and 10 being cut away as illustrate-d to facilitate folding of the iiaps as will be obvious. l

The trousers supporting section 6 is provided with a pair of identically formed side flaps 12 extending from the scored line 13. i

.upper extension 16 is bent to a'substantially .curved position to provide a rounded edge at the folded portion of the end flap while the lower extension 17 is more abrupt and supports the wider portion of the trousers egs.

When it is desired to place the trousers A, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in the carton, the blank shown in Fig. 1 is vcfmployed and the side fiaps 12 bent at the scored lines 13 with the subsequent bending of the extensions 16 and 17 of the flaps 12 to the positions shown in Fig. 3 to clear the slotted openings 14 as illustrated. The lower portion of the trousers, after having been properly folded in their creased lengthwise position, is passed through the slot adjacent the extension 17 and drawn downwardly therethrough until the waist portion of the trousers is properly positioned upon the section 6 as shown in Fig. 2, at which time, the legs of the trousers are folded upon themselves and over the extension 17 and lower flap 12 to be passed through the upper part 14 adjacent the extension 16, drawn taut and subsequently folded over the curved extension 1,6 tothe position shown in Fig. 2. With the trousers so arranged, the'folded portions thereof are prevented from becoming creased and are vheld separated by the extensions 16 and 17 as well as the angular disposition of the side aps 12. The carton is then folded upon the scored line 7 with the end and side flaps 8 and 10 folded upon the scored lines 9 and 11 about the rear face of the section 6 and when so arranged the carton may be secured in any preferred Inanner as by tying the same with cord or securing the same with pasters.

It is to be understood that the present carton may be made out of any preferred material as heavy paper, cardboard, strawboard or any stout material desired, the gist of the invention residing in the association of the side liaps 12 with the section 6 and the slots formed in the side flaps, and while there is shown the preferred embodimentA flaps ofthe last named section being slotted,.

2. A garment carton formed of'a rectangular blank, a scored line substantially midway the ends thereof dividing the sameinto two substantially `equal sections, end and side fiaps carried by one section, and side flaps carried by the other section, the side flaps of the last named section being slotted, the wall ofthe side flaps adjacent the slots projecting outwardly therefrom to present a substantially curved end at the slotted portion. v

3. A garment carton formed of a blank having a scored line substantially dividing the same into equal sections,end and side aps carried by one section, side flaps carried by the 'other section, the last named side flaps adapted to be folded inwardly, and

having slots therein, an inward extensioncarried .by the side flaps at the edgesvof the slots, and adapted to lie inwardly of the ,other section when the blank is folded on the main scored line, and with the first named end and side flaps bent about the last named section.

4. A trousers carton formed of a blank divided into two 'substantially equal sections, side and end flaps carried by the sections,

and trousers receiving slots provided in op- L;

positel aps of one section with the cut away portions of the flaps adjacent the slots. afording separating velements for the folded portions of the trousers.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature. DOMINICK ANTHONY ROMEO. 

